We all remember with great fondness, those wonderful childhood moments. Seeing a full stocking on Christmas morning. Rushing through dinner to head out for trick or treating on Halloween. The last day of school. A trip to the movies. When adulthood arrived, I thought of those times that nothing could be sweeter. I was wrong.
I now view those moments through the eyes of my son. At every holiday Dana and I delight at watching his reaction to Santa's arrival, or hunting for eggs on Christmas morning. We eat too quickly on Halloween too - ready to watch William march up and down the street and saying "Trick Or Treat" at each door on our route. Do we over-do-it as parents? Yes we do. But I've come to the conclusion that we do it for our own pleasure. The thrill that we get, the memory we know we'll treasure, as we re-live those happy childhood moments, through the joy it brings to the child that is a part of both of us.
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